ArticleScientific reports2020
Quality of life in uncomplicated recurrent diverticulitis: surgical vs. conservative treatment.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis on key controversies in the management of diverticular disease: a multi-society collaboration.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- Long-term outcomes in recurrent diverticulitis: a systematic review of treatment strategies and recurrence rates.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and medical management of acute colonic diverticulitis developed by the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID).Intestinal research · 2026Review
- The DIVIPACT cohort profile: Evaluating the impact of colonic diverticulosis on daily life.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
- Reoperation and mortality following elective surgery for chronic and recurrent colonic diverticular disease: A nationwide population-based cohort study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Quality of life in diverticular disease: translation and validation of the Danish version of the diverticulitis quality of life instrument (DV‑QOL).International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Colonic resection and stoma formation due to chronic diverticular disease: nationwide population-based cohort study.BJS open · 2025Article
- Individualized care or ad hoc care: Is evidence based, personalized care for diverticulitis currently possible?Surgery open science · 2024Article
- Diagnosis and treatment experience of cecal diverticulitis in six pediatric patients.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Concomitant diverticulosis among patients undergoing liver transplantation. Does it influence the length of hospitalization after the procedure?Clinical and experimental hepatology · 2023Article
- Conservative management of complicated colonic diverticulitis: long-term results.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease (SUDD): Practical Guidance and Challenges for Clinical Management.Clinical and experimental gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Long-term bowel dysfunction and decision regret in diverticulitis: A mixed methods study.Surgery · 2022Article
- Investigation of the clinical features and recurrence patterns of acute right-sided colonic diverticulitis: A retrospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Drains, Germs, or Steel: Multidisciplinary Management of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2020Review
- Emerging evidence and recent controversies in diverticulitis: a 5-year review.Annals of gastroenterologyReview
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Abstract
Elective sigmoid colectomy for recurrent uncomplicated diverticulitis remains controversial and is decided on an individual basis. Eighty patients treated conservatively (44 patients) or by elective surgery (36 patients) for recurrent uncomplicated diverticulitis were contacted and assessed for quality of life. The mean difference in quality of life scores was greater after surgery (overall + 2.14%, laparoscopic resection +4.95%, p = 0.36 and p = 0.11, respectively) as compared to conservative management. Female patients undergoing laparoscopic resection had statistically significantly higher quality of life scores than women treated conservatively (+8.98%; p = 0.049). Twenty-eight of 29 responding patients stated that they were highly satisfied and would have the operation done again. Elective sigmoidectomy is a valid treatment option for recurrent uncomplicated diverticulitis in terms of quality of life. Quality of life improved most if surgery was performed laparoscopically, especially in women.
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